The 2010 MATA Festival continues with a program that offers its audience a rich cross-section of current modes of compositional practice. Virtuoso pianist Lisa Moore, “New York’s queen of avant-garde piano” (The New Yorker) and a founding member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, presents an engaging solo program that includes the world premiere of works by Julian Day (2010 MATA Commissionee) and Sam Adams, along with Paul Swartzel’s Honky Tonk Toccata, Timothy Andres’ How can I live in your world of ideas?, and MATA ED Missy Mazzoli’s Orrizonte.

The composer/performer group Ensemble Pamplemousse presents a program of pieces created under a cohesive idea entitled Symbiosis. Works include world premieres by Director Natacha Diels (Symbiosis II), Andrew Greenwald (On Structure II), David Broome (Textures: Symbols – Text), and Rama Gottfried’s 2009 work Nest. In addition, members of Pamplemousse will join composer Tristan Perich for the performance of his toy piano trio and 1-bit sound work qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq.

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Sam Adams – New Work (World Premiere)
Performed by Lisa Moore, April 21, 2010Website

Samuel Adams (b. 1985) is a composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist from the San Fracisco Bay Area. His music is informed by his experiences as a jazz bassist in and around San Francisco. He received a Bachelors from Stanford University, where he studied primarily with Mark Applebaum and Erik Ulman. His works have been performed by The Paul Dresher Ensemble, Beta Collide, The Stanford New Ensemble, and Yale Philharmonia, Lisa Moore and Karen Bentley-Pollick. He is currently a student at the Yale School of Music where he studies with Martin Bresnick.